Awning, canopy, etc.



Oct. 6, 1953 A. o. LIBERATORE 2,654,424

AWNING, CANON, ETC v Filed July 12, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet l lhlllllll! Lnnrlmilmrllnmmlm Oct. 6, 1953 A. o. LIBERATORE 2,654,424

AWNING, CANOPY, ETC

Filed July l2, 1949 Y Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 4 0

ALLEN O. L/BERATORE Patented Uct. 6, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE25654424 f-WIG, oANdr, Allen O. Liberate,"tiref Application July 12,isla-sardinaunited "`z "ia'ims (ci. uitsiii l This "invention relatesgenerally to awnings 1or canopies made of 'sheet l` irie'tal, woodo'r'plasl tics forming rigid structure 'which can "remain in a Xed'position Yover lng periods vof time, or, be removed at the individualsdiscretion.

An object of this invention is to provide a novel and improved awningmade of selected ones of the above materials which offers protectionagainst rain, sun and snow; at the same time admitting air and light.

Another object of the invention is to provide an easy method of removingthe awning and collapsing same for storage or shipping purposes. Themost important object of this awning is to provide complete ventilationof the roof while maintaining a simplicity of construction. This isaccomplished by suspending the side members by means of hinges which areattached to the channels that are fixed to the roof. Also, the valancewhich is suspended from the roof by means of hinges.

The object of gaining ventilation is accomplished without any specialpreparation or special cutting, notching, bending or forming of thematerials to provide apertures, but merely by placing and fastening theside members and the valance in position under the roof, therebyautomatically creating apertures for ventilation purposes. Also, byadding a flashing plate which acts as a cover for natural openings aswell as a support for the hanging of said awning.

All of the above objects are accomplished through the use of corrugatedmetals, wood or plastics, either the square or sinusoidal corrugation;the sinusoidal corrugation being preferable.

The above objects of the invention, together with further advantages,will become more apparent from a consideration of the detailedspecications taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view showing the improved awning embodying thisinvention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view looking up at the underside of the awning shown inFigure 1 showing the relationship and relative positions of the roof,side members, the valance, and the hashing plate connected to the roof;the dotted lines show one of the positions of the side members duringthe folding operation;

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken along line 4 4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the under side of the awning showing thevalance and side members folded against the roof; and

:showing the "valance 'and v4'side members 'folded against thel'rof. n l,I 4

Similar reference characters 'refer to similar parts throughout thedrawings.

In the construction shown in the drawings the corrugated roof I0 isattached to a flashing plate II that is preferably bent to afford anoverhanging edge to act as a support for the awning. The flashing plateacts as a cover for protection against rain, snow, and sun whileproviding apertures for the full width of the roof for ventilationwithout any additional cutting, forming or bending to gain same. Channelmembers I4 are attached transversely to the underside of the roof ID andare provided with holes I5, I6, II and I8 to receive bolts I9 thatpivotally support channel hinges 2li and 2l attached to the side members22. It will be noted that the spacing between the holes I5 and I6 forthe hinge 20 is shorter than the spacing between the holes Il and I8 inhinge 2 I, this allows the side members 22 and their strengtheningangles 23 to be collapsed or folded against the roof by removing thebolts and nuts I9. The side members 22 are made of corrugated materialof suitable dimensions. The corrugations used in the roof I0 overlap theside members 22 thereby concealing the effected apertures from rain,snow and sun while still allowing a free flow of air from beneath saidroof I0 over the top of the side members 22. The valance 24 is cut froma piece of corrugated material to any optional size and fastened beneaththe roof I0 by means of a hinge 25 which will allow said valance 24 tobe suspended beneath said roof I0, thereby creating natural aperturesfor ventilation and light. Also, said valance 24 is fastenedsufficiently distant from the end of the roof Ill to afford protectionagainst sun, rain and snow. Each end of said valance 24 is fastened tothe side members 22 by means of bolts and nuts 26, thus aiordingrigidity to the entire structure. The valance 24 can be readily moved toa position parallel against the roof Ill by removing the nuts and boltslocated at each end of the valance 24 and side members 22 and tiltingsame upward toward the roof I0. The angles 23 reinforce the side members22 and extend from a point near the channel I4 located near the valanceand extends to the fastening point on the wall or Windows of a building.The fastening may be effected by bolting or otherwise fastening it to aneye bolt (not shown) which is fastened to the wall or building.

While but one general form of the invention is shown in the drawings anddescribed in the specication, it is not desired to limit thisapplication for patent to this particular form, as it is appreciatedthat other forms of construction could be made that would use the sameprinciples and come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. An awning, said awning comprising a sloping roof of a suitablecorrugated material forming a plurality of ridges and valleys, sidemembers and a valance similarly corrugated, said awning also having aashing plate attached to the top of the roof at the upper side thereof,one edge of the said plate being spaced from the upper edge of the roofWhile the other edge of the said plate overhangs said edge of the roof,providing protection against rain, sun and snow, While leaving concealedopenings between the flashing plate and the valleys of the roofcorrugations for ventilation and light purposes Without any additionalspecial provisions, and

the said flashing plate being bent, aording an overhanging edge actingas a support for the awning.

2. An awning comprising a sloping roof of a suitable corrugated materialforming a plurality of ridges and valleys, side members and a valancesimilarly corrugated and a flashing plate attached to the upper edge ofthe roof, the valance being attached to the roof affording naturalapertures for ventilation and light purposes between the top edge of theside members and valance and the bottom side of the roof, the sidemembers and valance being collapsible against the roof.

